Monthly Archives: May, 2018
A Wedding Doodle
It is raining here, a nice soaking rain which we needed. City water just doesn’t do what Heaven-sent rain can do for grass, flower beds, and farmer’s crop fields. I say that it is raining because it has kept me inside today. Time for a mind doodle. This weekend marks a milestone in my life. …
The Wild Apple Tree
Originally posted on Tom Heck:
When we bought this farm, there was a small, old heifer shed up on the hill west of our barn. It was in bad shape, but we used it for a number of years to house our mid-sized heifers. In those early years, we didn’t have a skid loader to…
One-Eyed
I met with my eye specialist this morning for my quarterly visit. My right eye has lost a great deal of vision and I asked if it were necessary to get the injection in it since my vision is so dim in it. My doctor replied: “Every bit of vision counts. If you were to …
The Bottom of the Ninth Inning
When I was about ten years old, I became a big baseball fan. My parents listened to all the Milwaukee Braves games on the radio and three or four times a summer we would make the three-hour drive to Milwaukee to attend a Brave’s game. Although sometimes quietly, but consistently, I have followed the Braves …
An Emotional Morning
Four years ago I felt up to traveling the long distance to Pensacola, Florida to see my oldest grandson graduate from high school. He graduated as part of the Pensacola Christian Academy Homeschool group. This morning he graduated with a four-year degree in criminal justice from Pensacola Christian College. Am I proud and happy? You …
Footprints of a Pilgrim (book review)
Footprints of a Pilgrim: The Life and Loves of Ruth Bell Graham, is what I would call a coffee table book because of its larger size and abundance of photographs. It is considered a biography although the author credit goes to Ruth Bell Graham. It is largely the work of her children, mostly daughter Gigi …
The Shepherd's Presence 